1990 Gawkadal massacre
| Gawkadal massacre | |
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| Part of Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Location | 34°04′29″N 74°48′33″E / 34.0748°N 74.8092°E Gawkadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Date | 21 January 1990 |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 50+ |
| Perpetrator | Central Reserve Police Force |
| Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir |
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The Gawkadal massacre was named after the Gawkadal bridge in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, where, on 21 January 1990, the Indian paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on a group of Kashmiri protesters in what some have called "the worst massacre in Kashmiri history". At least 50 people were killed. The incident occurred two days after the state went under Governor's Rule, with Jagmohan appointed as the Governor for a second time in the Union government's bid to control mass protests by Kashmiris.